Thursday, 23 September 2010

84,PLYMOUTH GROVE

84 Plymouth Grove in Manchester.

Cross Street Unitarian Chapel.

Elizabeth Gaskell

The Reverend William Gaskell
Elizabeth Gaskell's grave in Knutsford, Cheshire. Knutsford was the original inspiration for Cranford.Elizabeth died in1865 whilst visiting a house she had bought in Holybourne in Hampshire, about a mile north of Alton and three miles from Chawton where Jane Austen lived. She was 55 years old.Her body was brought back to Knutsford for burial.

Tony, did you know that Elizabeth Gaskell was recently included in The Poet's Corner in Westminster Abbey? Fascinating. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/elizabeth-gaskell-joins-the-greats-in-poets-corner-2089911.html

Thank you for all of your research. I had heard that Manchester has a large collection of her artifacts, but it must be substantial. I doubt that I will ever make it to Manchester, but thanks to the internet and celebrations such as this I can enjoy almost being there.

I am happy to learn that her home on Plymouth Grove is being restored. I hope you can visit it Tony. I would also love to learn about her home in Alton where she died, so near Jane Austen's home at Steventon. Thank you for contributing to the blog tour. I love the vintage photos and information on Manchester is very helpful

I find it fascinating that she died so near to Austen's home...I have marked her home and other locations on my list of places to visit when I finally am able to make my "tour" of England. It's wonderful to see it being restored but not altered. I would love to read the letters she wrote on "mill conditions"...Wonderful post.

I'm very grateful for this glimpse to Gaskell's Manchester, since I doubt I will ever be able to visit all those places. Maybe some other time, beside taking us to more Austen's places, Tony, you could take us to Knutsford too, please. Once again, thank you.

Knutsford is in Cheshire, not many miles from Manchester and Liverpool.However, it is over 200 miles from where I live in Wimbledon. I sometimes visit friends in Manchester and Liverpool. When I am next up there I will try and find the time to visit Knutsford on the way.If I do I will definitely write a post about my visit.

If you look at Jane Austen Today, Jane Austen's World and London Calling, my blog, you will find many articles about places connected with Jane Austen.

The perfect last stop to this blog tour! =) It's nice to know that Gaskell's home has been restored and that a special award for women has been named in her honor... Finally, she is getting the respect she deserves.

I also didn't know that she died so near Jane Austen's home. Kindred spirits indeed...